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**medifastwoman** · 03-24-2009, 01:36 AM

White wheels do look nice, however I hope you've got lots of free weekends....

Now, I know it's not a car, but I used to have a Kawasaki GPZ500s with White wheels. In the space of a week the back wheel was a nice black / grey where my chainlube had been flung onto the rim and was coated nicely with brake dust and other road muck. The front wheel took a bit longer to get bad, but was the same story (minus the chainlube).

Brakedust, wet tar (from newly surfaced roads) and other mess left behind by other vehicles & white wheels really don't go well together!

I went through lots of wheel cleaning products like it was water. Next bike had silver / grey rims (CBR400 Grey import) and thankfully I spent less time bent over cleaning wheels!

I already know how to care for a White car. White wheels will be easier to clean than the gold crosslace rims that were on the car. The crosslace rims were almost impossible to get a brush between the diamonds and get the brake dust out of there. These will be much easier.

Here is a close up of the old wheels.

I've got giggles almost.

I haven't driven it in over a year.

03-24-2009, 01:36 AM	#16
medifastwoman Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 490 Senior Member	White wheels do look nice, however I hope you've got lots of free weekends.... Now, I know it's not a car, but I used to have a Kawasaki GPZ500s with White wheels. In the space of a week the back wheel was a nice black / grey where my chainlube had been flung onto the rim and was coated nicely with brake dust and other road muck. The front wheel took a bit longer to get bad, but was the same story (minus the chainlube). Brakedust, wet tar (from newly surfaced roads) and other mess left behind by other vehicles & white wheels really don't go well together! I went through lots of wheel cleaning products like it was water. Next bike had silver / grey rims (CBR400 Grey import) and thankfully I spent less time bent over cleaning wheels! I already know how to care for a White car. White wheels will be easier to clean than the gold crosslace rims that were on the car. The crosslace rims were almost impossible to get a brush between the diamonds and get the brake dust out of there. These will be much easier. Here is a close up of the old wheels. I've got giggles almost. I haven't driven it in over a year.
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